Did it matter?
The Mysterious Man had asked a question that was directed straight to the depths of her soul.
Amber fell into a deep despair when she heard the question.
She felt as if the sky had turned upside down and the ground was copsing. All of a sudden, her body was falling straight into a dark and bottomless abyss.
It did not matter!
If it was like what he said, nothing else mattered anymore!
She was the eldest daughter from a wealthy family, so she knew how things were done.
Honor, dignity... The wealthy families valued these stuff far more than money.
At their level, nothing else mattered more than their reputation. They would do absolutely anything in order to maintain their reputation.
At Patrick''s birthday banquet, if Jack could be positively acknowledged as the next sessor for The Hughes Family, the imposter would be officially known as the Jack''s wife as well!
Amber had faith in Jack. She also knew that if Jack had found out about the imposter, he would leave everything behind, and without any hesitation, he would rob the glory and fame off the imposter and expose everything. He could risk everything for her.
But she wouldn''t bet on The Hughes Family!
The Hughes Family belonged to the Hughes, and not solely to Jack alone.
And by that time, what had done could not be undone. Jack could selfishly and shamelessly leave everything behind for her.
But what about everyone else in the Hughes Family?
In front of all the wealthy families, this would be an established fact.
If the person who exposed the scandal was Jack, The Hughes Family would be dishonored in front of all these wealthy families.
The Hughes Family would never allow such a thing to happen.
Even if they knew about itter.
The Hughes Family would force Jack to ept it and live with it!
"Whether you stay alive or not is none of my concern, as long as my n is going into the direction as how I expected."
The Mysterious Man lost his patience He looked at the food on Mengpo''s hand, raised his hands and knocked them all over to the ground, "If you don''t want to eat the food, then you don''t have to eat it. Why should I stop you if you want to die?"
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The sound of the tes falling to the ground echoed through the empty room.
With teary eyes, Amber looked at the fallen dishes on the floor. The food was all scattered around, and some of the tes were broken.
Following The Mysterious Man departure.
Mengpo also followed behind.
It seemed as though they were going to leave her behind.
But before Mengpo left the room, she turned around and spoke to Amber with aplicated expression.
"You still have three months'' time if you keep yourself alive. If you die right now, it will be the end."
She spoke in a deep, serious tone.
Bang!
The door was closed.
"Why did you tell her all this?"
The Mysterious Man frowned and looked at Mengpo.
The two of them walked forwards, however Mengpo always remained half step behind The Mysterious Man.
She forced a smile and said, "I couldn''t bear to see her like this."
"You are an assassin." The Mysterious Man said, "Moreover, you are one of the best."
"Assassins are human beings too. And as a human being, one is bound to have some sympathy."
The Mysterious Man rubbed his chin and said, "This is why even though you are already in your fifties, you are only ranked 15th on the Assassin Squad''s Azrael List. Benevolent and kindness is not required in our line of work."
Mengpo chuckled and said, "Let me send you out."
Inside the room.
Amber felt as if her heart was ripped out and her body was boiled in hot oil.
Even the lights seemed to have be dimmer as tears blurred her vision.
She stared at the food on the ground.
She looked desperate and helpless. However, there were sparkles in her teary eyes, implying that she was trying to make a hard decision.
The words that Mengpo said before was lingering in her ears, haunting her.
And atst.
With her pale and bloodstained lips, Amber mumbled to herself slowly, "Right. Stay alive. If I stay alive I will have three more months'' time. At least there is still some hope. I... I will not give up... Jack will never give up on me too..."
At that moment, the uncertainty in her eyes was gone, and was reced with a sign of unwavering determination.
Amber quickly crawled out of her bed and threw herself to the floor where all the food was spilled.
She looked at the spilled food on the ground, raised her hand and wiped her tears off her face. Then... She grabbed the spilled food with her hand and stuffed it to her mouth.
She brazenly gobbled down all the food.
Amber had never been so pathetic before since childhood.
But now, she would stop at nothing.
Mengpo was right. If she stayed alive for three more months, at least there would be some hope!
Despite the fact that the imposter could reduce the chance of being discovered during the three months while Jack went to the Dragon Cavalry, there''s still some hope left, no matter how small it was.
If she chose to die right now, she could end all her pain and sufferings at once.
But thest shred of hope would be gone as well.
She did not dare to imagine, nor ept it.
If everything was inevitably concluded, the imposter would be taking care of her parents and her husband in her ce. She would also be having children with her husband...
She must fight for Jack; even how small this shred of hope was.
Even if she had to beg and plead like a dog, she would try her very best to protect thisst shred of hope.
Her parents, Jack, and everyone around her...
At some point in life, when a woman put her mind on aplishing something, she could be as dedicated as a man, or even surpass them.
And Amber was at that point of life.
Amber gobbled everything up, neglecting the taste of the food. She was just stuffing her mouth mindlessly.
She picked up a half-cracked bowl. As a matter of fact, she did not need to ''bother'' with the cracked bowl since she was eating so ''ruthlessly''.
But she was slightly choking and there was some soup left on the cracked bowl. With the soup, it would be easier to swallow the food. When she lifted up the cracked bowl.
The door suddenly opened.
Mengpo, who had just sent The Mysterious Man out, came back and saw Amber lifting up the cracked bowl. Her old, wrinkled face instantly changed drastically.
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In a sh, she took her hairpin down from her head and tossed it towards Amber.
Pop!
Before Amber could drink from the cracked bowl, it exploded mid-air, breaking into small pieces falling to the ground.
Some of the leftovers even sshed onto Amber''s face.
"Miss, why are you so foolish?"
Mengpo rushed forward with big steps, and shouted angrily, "Do you not understand what I have told you just now?"
Amber was dumbfounded from what just happened.
But when she heard what Mengpo said, she suddenly realized what was going on.
She smiled sadly, raised her hand and wiped the leftovers from her face. Amber said, "I''m trying to eat... I... I want to stay alive... I will try my best to live on, even if it''s thest three months. I will let my husband see it, even if it was thest shred of hope."
At this moment, Amber looked extremely determined.
Eating?!
Mengpo was stunned for a while. She lowered her head and looked at the leftover food, all scattered on the floor. She looked very distressed.
She bent down and helped Amber up so that Amber could sit on the bed. Then, she took a broom and quickly cleaned up the floor.
"Just sit tight. I will make some new food for you. You should not eat anything that falls on the ground."
Mengpo picked up the trash that she had just cleaned up, turned around and left the room. While she was walking, she mumbled to herself, "Silly girl, just a while ago you can''t wait to die, and then now you want live again. The guy who asked me to watch out for you must have thought that I have lived for too long."???????????